Wang Bingyu

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang (王).

Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Silver	2008 Vernon
Pacific Championships
Gold	2006 Tokyo
Gold	2007 Beijing
Silver	2004 Chuncheon
Silver	2005 Taipei
Pacific Junior Championships
Gold	2005 Tokoro
Gold	2006 Beijing
Asian Winter Games
Bronze	2007 Changchun

Wang Bingyu (Chinese: 王冰玉; pinyin: Wáng Bīng Yù; born July 7, 1984 in Harbin; usually referred to in the media as Bingyu Wang) is a Chinese curler. She is the skip of the national team, and throws last rocks.

Wang began curling in 2001 when she was selected by the Chinese government to play the sport of curling. In China, the national team curls as their profession. By 2004, she played in her first international event- skipping the Chinese team at the World Junior B Curling Championships. She skipped China at the 2004 Pacific Curling Championships, earning a silver medal.

In 2005, she won gold at the Pacific Junior Curling Championships, but finished in 9th place at that years World Junior Curling Championships. At her first World Curling Championships later that year, she skipped China to a 7th place finish with a 4-7 record. At the 2005 Pacific Curling Championships, she earned another silver medal.

In 2006, she won another gold medal at the Pacific Junior Championships, but the team did not play at the World Juniors that year; instead another Chinese team did. At the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, Wang improved her team's record to 6-5, good enough for 5th place. At the 2006 Pacific Curling Championships, Wang won her first gold medal. At this point, Wang moved from throwing last rocks to throwing third rocks, but still skipping the team.

In 2007, Wang won a disappointing bronze medal at the Asian Winter Games. At the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship, she failed to improve on the previous year, finishing with a 5-6 record in 7th place. However, she won her second gold medal at the 2007 Pacific Curling Championships.

The 2007-08 season was a dream season for the Chinese team, as they had a successful stint on the Women's World Curling Tour. They surprised many by winning their first event of the season, the 2007 Boston Pizza Shoot-Out. Their win-loss record on the tour was a respectable 20-16.

At the 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, Wang and the Chinese team surprised many by finishing the round robin in first place with a 9-2 record, including a win against the host Canadian team, skipped by Jennifer Jones. They beat the Canadians once again in the 1-2 playoff game, but they were not able to make it three in a row against the Canadians, as they lost in the final. The team won the silver medal, the first ever medal for Chinese team and Pacific team at the World Curling Championships for either gender.